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People in West suffer more from mental illness:-
Melbourne | July 12, 2005 11:40:46 AM IST
Melbourne, July 12 : People in the West suffer more from mental
illness than those in poorer countries, with chances of recovery being
higher in places like India than in say New York or London, says an
Australian study.
In the most comprehensive survey of the prevalence of schizophrenia
worldwide, scientist John McGrath and colleagues from the Queensland
Centre for Mental Health Research reviewed data from 188 studies
published between 1965 and 2002, reported the
www.theadvertiser.news.com.au.
Although previous research by McGrath's team found the number of new
cases emerging each year were similar in both Western and developing
nations, the latest survey said the prevalence was "significantly
lower" in poorer countries.
Although the reasons were still largely a mystery, McGrath said people
with the disorder in the developing world had a better prognosis.
"If you get schizophrenia in a place like India, for example, you tend
to have a type of illness that recovers," McGrath said.
"If you get schizophrenia in a place like New York or London, you tend
to have an illness that's less likely to respond to treatment.
"It's extremely paradoxical. You'd think in the developed world like
Australia, the UK, Canada and America we'd have better treatments so
you'd be more likely to recover but that's not the case."
McGrath said some scientists had speculated that the social
connectedness in village life among people living in poorer countries
might cushion those with schizophrenia from some of the disability,
helping them to recover.
Their findings are expected to rewrite international textbooks on the
devastating mental illness characterised by symptoms such as
hallucinations, delusions, disorganised communication, poor planning
and reduced motivation, it reported.
(IANS)
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